05-05-2022, 08:56 PM
(05-05-2022, 05:21 PM)ATOTR Wrote: OJ Howard and Hurst got identical value contract. 1Yr/3.5 Mill. OJ's locked in money is a little more, but both are sure bets to make their full 3.5 Mill regardless of structure.
I really wish we had offered a 2 year 7M deal to Howard. Even with a Y3 mutual option at like 7M or something to incent. It would have been nice to have a young, sustained TE at a decent rate for a few years.
Howard has had a lot of trouble staying healthy. His first four years ('17-'20) he missed 22 games and never played a full season. Last year he did play in all 17 games but for only 365 snaps. He is not the same player everyone wanted coming out of Alabama. Over the last 2 seasons combined he has 25 receptions for 283 yds.
